Is there a need for a low-cost kilt roller?

[phil h]

Another question..as to kilt rolling. Has anyone rolled two kilts together? Did this produce any negative effects on the kilts rolled?

it may work, but one kilt may be better off than the other, separate would be easier to handle, I would assume.too may pleats etc to keep track of. depends on method used. it's a tight fit doing it the pantyhose way, for 1 kilt. I have taken 3-4 kilts to England, and kept 1 rolled for 3 weeks, made no difference, being rolled or hung.

[turpin]

Yes, there is a need for an inexpensive kilt roll...

I have only ever seen 3 brands... the one that Lochcarron sells is nice, but WAY overpriced. They mark up the manufacturer's price and import it to the states (retails for about $80 if I'm not mistaken). I saw 2 other companies while over at the trade show in Scotland... both were much more reasonably priced, but when you added the shipping, they went WAY out of the pricerange.

Take a look at these two from Kiltstore, which go for $33 and $38, respectively, plus an X-Marks Discount. Still have to pay shipping, though.

http://kiltstore.net/browse/mens-wea...e=highlandwear

I have given thought to trying (when I actually have a kilt) some of the fabric that you see on flexible drainage piping. I think I can get just the fabric at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It is a cottony-looking, stretchy tube that you could cut to length, put over your arm, and pull down over the rolled kilt. I also plan to investigate the possibility of using a stuff-sack for one of those small-size folding chairs that yo can get for 5 bucks or so. They have a shoulder strap and you could combine both these approaches for max kilt protection. Once I get the kilt I"ll try it and report back.

[turpin]

This last vacation I took seven kilts, wore one, six on hangers in garment bags. Would have been a lot easier to have the unworn kilts be rolled and in a piece of luggage. But would also have been nice to have hangars ready at the hotel to let them hang out.Ron

Just a thought, but for those kilts that have the two loops at either hip, you can fold them so the loops come together and hang the kilt on a peg. This is their original purpose in the military kilt, at least for the other ranks who didn't get much closet space in barracks.

[Kilted KT]

Since we all know how expensive kilts can get, I'm making my first demo kilt-carrier/ roller from duck cloth. I'll have a pic up when I manage to get the first one finished.

[phil h]

I like the idea of the folding chair bag, but I think it may not be stiff enough, the rolled kilt will just flop.

[Kilted KT]

based on the previous post, the one I am designing will be semi-rigid. It won't be solid, like a plastic case, but will have a stiffener sewn in to prevent it from just flopping over like a wet noodle.

[turpin]

I like the idea of the folding chair bag, but I think it may not be stiff enough, the rolled kilt will just flop.

That was my thought too, if the bag is used alone. But if encased in a tube, such as a nylon stocking, orthopaedic webbing (stretchy elastic/cotton used in casting) or the drainage tubing I mentioned above, I think the kilt wouldn't flop - the "casing" would help maintain the rolled shape and the stuff sack functions as the carrier and an extra layer of protection.

[Hugh]

I have a design idea for a low-cost kilt carrier. Somewhere around $20 or so. Is there any need for something like this?

let me know what you think...

thanks..
KT

Penny's of Thunder Bay, 26 Manion St., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7A 6Y6, 807-345-0888/fax 807-344-7312; info@pennys.ca is a very good source for a cheap carrier, $20. Also a good source for SAMS gear as well as military gear for regimental pipers, etc.

[Richland]

I design gear for a living and have built a few heavy nylon cordura panels cut and hemed at 20 long by 24 long with hook /pile tape closure ("Velcro" to you in the civilized world) to roll them closed. I keep my sport kilt in it. When ever i need to get in dry clothes from a day on the waterI just unroll it and it looks great. To put it away, i simply lay the kilt out, apron side down on top of the device, and pull the pleats together as i roll it clossed. It works perfectly. I have not used it for my more formal kilts but it works fine for my Spkilt. It may have to be built bigger for more formal kilts. It has been kicking around the back of the SUV all summer and works great. It could easily be strapped to a set of handelbars on a bike etc.
I will try to put photos together......